Texas Ranger Andy Pickard is assigned what appears to be a routine duty. DonleyBannister a West Texas horse trader has killed a thug named Cletus Slocumwho stol... » 

Texas Ranger Andy Pickard is assigned what appears to be a routine duty. DonleyBannister a West Texas horse trader has killed a thug named Cletus Slocumwho stole one of Bannisters horses. Ranger Pickard is ordered to find andarrest Bannister and bring him to trial. The Bannister case turns out to beanything but routine. Pickard picks up Bannisters trail and finds him holed upwith some cohorts who wound and vow to kill the young Ranger. IronicallyBannister saves Pickards life by fending off the wouldbe killers and takingAndy to a cow camp where his injury can be treated. When he is able to rideAndy locates and trails Geneva Bannister Donleys young wife hoping she willlead him to the wanted man. The trail takes unexpected turns and detours NearFort Concho Andys mission is interrupted by an ugly racial incident in which ablack soldier is killed Bannister is shot by outlaw Curly Tadlock and left fordead and Tadlock brutally assaults Geneva. Andy Pickard newly married stillunsure of himself and his choice of Rangering as a career must unravel thistangled series of events and accomplish his mission of bringing an accusedkiller to justice. «